2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,347 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Sciences
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $12,608 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Tempe is ranked #3 for overall quality for social sciences in Arizona.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Arizona. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $13,460 per year.
University of Arizona not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 8,901 |
| New Mexico | 831 |
| Oklahoma | 1,373 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
Social Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
| Criminology | 11,039 |
| Geography & Cartography | 8,526 |
| Other Social Sciences | 2,414 |
| Urban Studies | 1,507 |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 541 |
| Archeology | 339 |
| Demography & Population Studies | 88 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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